http://seattlest.com/2008/06/21/remember_that_huge_earthquake.php All comments for Remember That Huge Earthquake? en-us 2009 seattle_katelyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kbhackett@gmail.com kbhackett@gmail.com 60 http://seattlest.com/2008/06/21/remember_that_huge_earthquake.php#comment-1390522 http://seattlest.com/2008/06/21/remember_that_huge_earthquake.php#comment-1390522 Comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:54:12 -0800 <p>"BRB, earthquake" is hilarious!! And BBSs and CRT monitors are blasts from the past... Good story, thanks!</p> http://seattlest.com/2008/06/21/remember_that_huge_earthquake.php#comment-1390462 http://seattlest.com/2008/06/21/remember_that_huge_earthquake.php#comment-1390462 Comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:43:03 -0800 <p>I was working in a building just north of the Market that day. I happened to be on a text BBS, and managed to post "BRB, earthquake" before diving under my desk, and sticking one hand up to steady my extremely heavy CRT monitor. I grew up in northern California (was out of power for a week after the Loma Prieta quake), so it really wasn't a huge deal for me. It was also mostly rolling waves instead of the sharp side-to-side jerks, which was reassuring. The weirdest part was feeling the building I was in flexing for a few seconds after the earthquake died away. I'd never been through one in a multiple-story building, and feeling the building keep going after the earth settled down was very odd.</p>